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v , J ', V- ' ' 1 '- .''' PROSPECTS GOOD FOR SEASON Captain Smith of the Steamer Monarch Says Outlook Un usually Attractive for the Boats This Year. r Tht the present season will be the .best excursion FcflKon since that J905. which was the banner year, If the "I opinion of Frank J Smith, who yester day morning took hold of the excur sion management of the Monarch trana IMtrtallon. Captain Smith said yesterday that the prospects at present time are for an tinmen amount of bualneaa for the excursion boata on the river and he , look forward to crowds of pleasure seekers going to different potnta of In terest on the Columbia and Willamette rivers Burn a haa never been equaled except during the year of the Lewis and ' Clark fair, which set a mark that has never bcn touched sine. Foreseeing a large amount of business the Monarch Transportation company, 1 which operates the steamer Monarch In the log towing business during the week and operates her as an excursion boat Sundays, appointed Captain Smith S manager of that end of the business and ha Is In hopes that ha will be able to run the steamer practically alto gether on chartered excursions. . For her regular Sunday excursions the Monarch will make the trip up the Columbia from Portland as far aa Columbia-City, taking In point of Intereat long the route, such as Castlerock, Rooster rock, and many other places of picturesque scenery. In case the ex cursionists want to go farther up the river, says Captain Smith, they can charter the steamer and go on to the Cascade Locks. CRASHES' INTO DOCK Steanier KMrf la Damaged "While . Making Berth This Morning. While coming In to her berth at , Martin's dock at 4 o'clock this morning, the North Pacific steamship George W. Elder, Captain Jensen, tor Out a sec- tion of her railing but otherwise sus tained no damage, according to the re port received this morning. nm inn ciuer was passing mo aoca at the Willamette Iron & Steel Works on her, way up to her own dock she , caught some steal plates discharged ' there yesterday by the steamer Falcon, which were eald to be projecting over . in own, ana lore out ' aooui u leei of her starboard railing aft. It will , be repaired . before her return' to San Panolsco. Tbe Elder reached here from San Diego, Ban Pedro and San Francisco 24 hours late, having sailed from the Bay . City late, after which she encountered , . strong northwest winds on-4he passage up the coast. She had 160 passengers and 1450 tons of general freight She win sail on her regular schedule for taiirornia ports tomorrow night - I CROWD WATCHES SHIP 3IarerhaI de tastrls "Strikes" Top mast to Pass Bridge. JVatched by a throng of hundreds of curious people, who lined the Morrison and Hawthorne bridges to watch her, the French Bhlp Marechal de Castries paused through the latter bridge In tow of the Port of Portland tow-boat Ockla ham shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon on her way to the Portland Lumber company's mills to load a cargo of lumber for Europe. She was tho iirBt run rigged ship to go through the span since it was completed, and al She ft nnrno rherl It maiiv In ,K. which was so thick on the south Fide or the Morrison street bridge that It required policemen to keep a passage way open, made bets aa to whether her masts would go under the lift when raised to Its greatest height. She was light and although her fore and main top gallant had been struck and were In slings, the high water caused her to pass through with only two feet to pare, hue was anchored In the stream on tne Portland mills. "AGENT SMITH TO QUIT Leaves S. F. P. S. Co. to Accept I'ositlon With X. P. Co. Jt Is with regret that the waterfront contingent as well as the traveling pub lic will learn that the popular city Ticnei agent or the San Francisco A J ortiand steamship company, Henry G, rmun. win sever his connection with that company on June 1. Mr. Smith is leaving, however, to accept a higher po sition wnn me Northern Pacific Rail road company, having been appointed traveling passenger agent of that line, If. . .. 1 . L .. . . . " a" Kim uie same road in a some what similar capacity until about year ago, when he Joined the forces of me Harriman steamship line. As yet no announcement has been made aa to wno win ne Mr. Smith successor. In honor of his birthday, Mr. Smith this morning entertained a few of his friends ana light refreshments were served. CHINESE INSPECT VESSEL Nome of Orientals May Sail for ' China on Steamer Oterlc. Hop Wo. connected with the Northern Pacific ticket office here, will receive fhinese visitors on the Bank l.lne steam er Orteric now lying at the Inman Poulsen mill dock, tomorrow for the jptirpose of showing-them what accommo dations the steamer affords for a pass age back to the land of their ancestors. Care of the Hair In Summer Time (From Southern Style Book.) . "It Is Impracticable to wash the hair every day to remove tho ubiquitous dust. Indeed, even if possible, it would be un wlsefor too much water- ruins the hair and there are many who believe once In three months Is often enough for the soap and water shampoo. "rry shampooing Is the right idea, but do not place too much confidence In orris root, alone. The perfect sham poo powder 1 msde by mixing four eunfs of tlierox with four ounces of orris root This mixture cleanses Im maculately, and- the therox tones up the calp aurt gives the hair a glossv and beautiful, luster.- "When you want to dreas your hair In a hurry, just sprinkle a little of this fixture through the hair (don't use too much and sift it evenly!, then brusb the hair thoroughly. Tou will be de ilhUilfiwUto the result" - TO PREPARE FOR IS THE OBJECT OF AMENDMENT Would Prevent Alienation of City Property 2000 Feet of Harbor Line. To prevent the alienation of any city property within 2000 feet of the harbor line or 1000 feet from any railroad de pot or terminal yard Is the object of charter, amendment to be voted on by the people of Portland in June. It Is ubmltteil under the Initiative and has he Indorsement of the East Side Bus- ness Men's club. This proposition Is the result of the controversy over east side street vaca- lons. which emphasized the power now rnfiMlnir In IK, nlf v .rti,nr11 tn wv0 away valuable property without com pensation. The position of those fa voring this amendment is that street ends near the waterfront and near rail way terminals should not be sold at any price, but should be retained by the city and only leaned for short terms or used for public purposes. Two Thirds vote Wanted. Another feature of the amendment Is a requirement for a two thirds vote of the council for the vacation of any streets at greater distance than 2000 feet from the waterfront or 1000 feet from railway terminals. At present only a majority vote Is required for any sort of vacation. Other provisions of the proposed amendment authorises the sale of build ings owned by the city and not needed for public purposes, such sales to be made only at auction by the executive board after passage of an ordinance by two thirds vote of the council. City property, either buildings or real es tate, not needed for public use, may be leased for a term of not to exceed five Chief rout Argued. . One, of the chief points urged by the proponents of the measure Is that It will protect the development of the city In Its public docks policy, as It will prevent the loss of title to lands near the waterfront and preserve all ap proaches to the docks from exclusive private ownership. To make It Impos sible to sell this land Is declared to be tho only way to prevent possible loss of this property to the big corporations by piecemeal, as they gradually In- Arrangements have been made with Immigration Inspector J. H. Barbour and he has notified the watchman on the big liner to allow the celestials to go aboard, although a strict watch will be keot In order to see that none of the crew go ashore with the visitors. It is expected that a large number of the local Chlneae colony will avail tnem aelvea of the opportunity to go back to the flowery kingdom on the Orteric, and although they will board her on Puget Sound. Just before she sails for the orient their baggage win De piacea aboard here. SURVEYS NORTn INLET Port of Coos Bay Will Improve Channel to Ranch District Marshfleld. Or., May !. Bugene Robinson, engineer for the Port of Coos Bay, Is working oa the surveys for the improvement of North Inlet, one of the Important streams which empties into Coos bay and which extends from a ranch district. The river Is also used In reaching the Ten Mile lakes where many resortere. visit every summer. The mouth of the river Is crooked and It Is difficult to enter at low tide The Improvements when completed will glv a better and deeper channel and will cut Off much of the distance now necessary to travel, making a much better boat service possible. The work is being done by the commission of tja Port of Coos Bay. '"U C. P. R, LEASES PIER Canadian Lin Takes Over Location in Seattle, Washington. (United Press Lessed Wire.) Vancouver, Br. C. May 23. Negotia tions have been completed between the C. P. R. and the Northern Pacific hereby the Canadian corporation will lease nler No. 1 at Seattle for the ac commodation of their Increasing fleet of steamers at tht sound port. The lease will, become effective July 1. In order to provide better facilities for the steamer passenger business of the C. P. B. company Improvements at the Seattle dock, Involving the expenditure of $100,000, will be demanded by the lessee and it is expected that tbe whole pier will be entirely remodeled. GERMAN SHIP ARRIVES Steamer Ocklahama Takes H. Hack field in Tow; to Load Lumber. In tow of the steamer Ocklahama the German ship II. Hackfeld, 2193 tons net Captain Giube, left up at 11:30 o'clock ast night for Llnnton where she wll discharge ballast before coming up to the harbor to load lumber for London, She Is under charter to the American Trading company and will load at' the Portland Lumber company's mills and at the North Pacific mill. The Hack feld, which arrived In Astoria last Sunday from Honolulu, made a., good pasaage of It daya from the Islands. ALONG THE WATERFRONT When she sailed for San Francisco and San Pedro this morning, the San Francisco & Portland steamer Rosj City. Captain Mason, carried an- un usually large 11st of passengers for this time of the year, there being 310 aboard. She also had 1900 tons of gen- ral freight. Sailing under the Olson A. Mahony house flag for the first time, the steam er Washington Will be due to arrive here from San Francisco tomorrow with passengers, cement and general freight Since, ulie was bought by her present wners about a month ago the Wash ington has been undergoing overhauling and repairs at the Bny City shipyards. BeciUHe of the high water the steam- r G. K. wentwortn or tne liosrord Transportation company fleet was sent ut this morning to help the steamer Weown In towing log rafts to different mills. For overhauling, the steamer Qdlth, elonging to the Chapman Timber com pany, will be docked on tne Oregon dry- dock next Friday. Annual Inspection of the Oregon City Transportation company's steamer Or- gona yesterday has caused her to lose trip, and she. will not leave for the pper WillSmotte until tomorrow, which is her regular day. Laden with cement, the steamer Johan Poulsen, Captain Lancaster, ar rived at the Supple dock this morning from Han Francisco. The steamer Yel lowstone also arrived from the Bay City this morning and is discharging at the Pacific Bridge company's dock. Carrying a full list of passengers nd a light cargo of general freight, the steamer Northland". Captain Bodice, ar rived at the Oak street dock mis morn- and Kmilv Hrlckaon. mn Rtlil jlaiiirhtar THE OREGON .DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY, EVENING. MAY 23. 191K PUBLIC: DOCKS crease their holdings and use plausible argument (or street vacations. . Opponents of the amendment advance the argument that it la far too string ent and ties the hands of the city in dealing with property which may be of little value for occupancy by the city, but might be turned to beneficial use by private ownership. It may be da- slrable. It la urged, to vacate streets near the waterfront to give approach to a railroad bridge, to extend railway yardage, or to permit the favorable lo cation of some big plant. I.and might he set aside for these purposes, it Is argued, to the benefit of the city and for a reasonable compensation. he cause the land while owned by the city would remain idle for an Indefinite p rlod and yield no return. Bnalness Men Submit Arfnmeat. A committee of business men, who have huhmltted an argument Infavorof the pending amendment for publlca tlon In the official city pamphlet. Is composed of J. B. Zlegler, chairman Fred W. Mulkey, Harry Iane, Gay Lombard. A. O. Rushlight J. E. Wer- leln. Oeorge H. Thomas, . William II, I nly. Joseph N. Teal. Richard W. Mon- tnsue. Dan Kellaher, Oeorge B. Van Wnters, 11. E. Walters and ('. C. Hall. In the course Vf this argument the committee says: ' "This Is a measure to protect public property to the people, and especially the public's right of access to the har bor of Portland, and correct the malad ministration by which the public wa terfront liberally provided in the orig inal plats of the city, has been given, ceded, vacated and conspired away, urw til but little Is left In undisputed pos session of the city. The beneficiaries of this liberality, not contented with what they needed for alleged public utilities, have extended their acquisi tions until they control the harbor even to the exclusion of the donor, the city, and until the city must buy back from them sites for bridges and docks. "The limit of absolute prohibition of sale or gift or vacation has been placed at 2000 feet frnn the meander line, to correspond with the policy of the fed eral government, which exacts common users, in charters granting private cor porations franchises, for that distance, from, the harbor. It has been placed at 1000 feet from a railroad terminal, to prevent the further narrowing of the common public accesa to such termi nals." of Captain E. Erlckson. master of the steamer Golden Gate, who waa formerly In command of the Northland. They will spend the time until after the Roso Carnival with their parents here. Weather bureau forecasts say that the Willamette river here will remain nearly stationary Wednesday and will fall slowly Thursday and Friday. The river fell 0.1 foet In ths 14 hours up to 8 o'clock this morning. MARINE NOTES Astoria, May 23. Sailed at 7:30 a. m. Steamer Nehalem for San Francisco. Coos Bay, May 22. Sailed steamer Alliance for Eureka. Astoria, May 22. Arrived at 4 and left up at 6:40 p. m. steamer Johan Poulsen from San Francisco; arrived at 4 and left up at p. m. steamer Oeorge W. Elder from San Diego and way ports arrived at and left up at J:50 p. m. steamer Northland from San Francisco arrived at 7 and left up at t p. m. steamer Yellowstone from San Fran Cisco; arrived dowh at p. m. schooner Lottie Bennett; left up at 11:10 p. m. German ship H. Hackfeld. San Francisco, May 22. Sailed steam er Bear, for Ban Pedro; arrived ateamer Casco from Portland; sailed at 2 p. m steamer Asuncion for Portland; sailed at 6 p. m. steamer Yosemite for Port land. San Pedro, May 22. Arrived steamer Roanoke from Portland. Astoria, May 23. Condition of the mouth of the river at t a. m. smooth; wind northwest, t miles; weather cloudy. Tides at Astoria Wednesday High water: 9:44 a. m., 6.8 feet; 1:67 p. m., 8.6 feet Low water: 3:38 a. m., 1.7 feet; 1:36 p. ra., 2.2 feet MARINE INTELLIGENCE One to Arrive. Btr. Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook May ? Str. Beaver. San Pedro Mav 23 Str. Breakwater. Coos Bay May 26 Ht. uolden Oate. Tillamook May 28 Str. Alliance, Eureka May 27 Str. Anvil, Bandon May 28 utr. uoanoxe. Ban Diego May Z!i Str. Bear. San Pedro May 28 Str. Rose City, San Pedro June 2 St. Oeo. W. Elder. San Diego.. June 4 Sue to Depart. St. Golden Gate. Tillamook Mav 23 Str. Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook. .May 23 Str. nose city. Ban ePdro May 23 Str. Geo. W. Elder, San Diego.. May 24 St Breakwater. Coos Bar Mav 2 Str. Alliance, Eureka May 29 Str. Anvil. Bandon May 30 Str. Roanoke, San Diego May 31 Str. Bear, San Pedro June 2 St Rose City, 8an Pedro June 7 Dally River Readings. 22 sen pro 3 Bi jT iL STATIONS. .ft J?! 5 erl? w s 1 : ; 5" h Wenatchee 40 14.91 0.2 0" Kennewlck 80 Lewiston 24 10.4 0 0 Rlparla 30 10.6 0.1 0 Umatilla 25 14.9 0.2 0 The Dalles 40 28.6 0.4 .. Vancouver 17 14.4 0 0 Portland I 15 1 4. 410.1 0 Kngcne 10 6.0 0 0 Harrisburg IS 3.6 0.2 0 Albany 20 6.2 0.6 0 Salem 20 5.8 0.7 0 Wilsonvllle 37 9.9 1.2 0 () River rising. () River falling. Wireless From Clianslor. S. S. Chanslor, at Sea, Midnight, May 22-23, via North Head. In latitude 39.14 north, longitude 124:02 west, clear, mod erate northwest gale and heavy .north west sea running; barometer, 29.78; temperature. 62. COMMANDER. TABLEAUX OF VICTORY GET PLACES IN PAGEANT Lsndon. May 23. Resenting criticism of the plan to produce In the Canadmu section of the coronation pageant representation of the Canadian victory over Americans at. the- battle of cnateauguay in the war of 1812, decis ion was reached today to place the anec- tacle In the parade despite all opposi tion. Replying to the attacks, the Canadian commissioners declare the tableaux were withdrawn In favor of others more picturesque but as the criti cisms were construed into an attack on Canada, the original plan will be ad- nerea io ana tne tableaux produced. Eastern Excursion. Very low round trip rates to eastern points via Canadian racifii t Utile 142 3d st. LINN'S FIRST RURAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ft On -"' AS -SIM a ! Miss Florence Thompson, from Oak Grove rsral school, near Albany, (Htlrm Bureau of Tk Journal. I Salem, Or., May 23. "Do you know Oregon Is simply breaking a record In the percentage of eighth grade gradu- tes who go to high school? In Linn county, for example, there are 800 high hoo! students, which Is over 80 per ent of the eighth grade, according to figures given out by Linn countys sup erintendent, W. L. Jackson. There are 4 rural high schools In Linn county one In reach of almost every home. The rural high schools are going to solve the country problem." These wera enthusiastic utterances of State Superintendent of Publio lnatruc Ion L. K. Alderman, who returned to day from a trip to Oak Grove high hool. This school has Just turned out Itn first graduate, Miss Florence Thompson. Miss Thompnon Is also Linn county s first rural high achool grad uate, i "The same conditions prevail In Lane, Polk, Yamhill, Coos, Benton and Union counties," continued Mr. Alderman. "In these counties they have the new rural school law whereby the county pays the ultlon of every student- at the rate of $40 per year for each of the first 20, and 330 for each of the next 20 and 12 for all over 40. The aim of the law is to bring the high school In reach pf .every home. I am more pleased It Is my part In getting op this law then In any other piece of work I have yet helped to perform. E Attorney W. C. Campbell, who ap peared tn the municipal court yester day afternoon In defense of Harry Vler Ick Jr., arrested on a charge of forgery In connection with a fraudulent trans fer of property In Portsmouth addition, tampered with the patience of Judge Taswell during the process of the trial to suh an extent that the magistrate was finally compelled to administer a stinging rebuke before the courtroom full of people and to demand that Campbell conduct his case less riot ously. Campbell Ignored the rebuke and con tinued his method throughout the trial. His, client was held toVtfcegTand Jury under bonds of 31600 at the conclusion of the hearing. Although Vlerlck Is accused by several of being Implicated In fraudulent deals 'the trial yesterday was on the charges brought against him by A. C. Glrard of Bay City, who claims he purchased from Vlerlck three lots to which Vlerlck had no title and gave In payment a diamond ting worth $1600. Much of the dealing was made through a third party whom the dis trict attorney Is trying to Identify, and if he succeeds, this party will be ar rested. IV1UH AND JEFF AT T "For the love of Mike, let us oujtr Mutt and Little Jeff have appeared n the form of statuettes and since 188 of them have been placed in a display window at Meier A Frank's department store, thousands of Teople have enjoyed a smile of remembrance of some par ticular feature that the plaster of Paris likenesses brought back to them, and Inside the store the sales of tbe little Mutts and Jeffs are unpreoedented. , In every city In the United States the Mutt and Jeff statuettes and larger stautes are being displayed and sold this week. Nearly every store of; prominence In San Francisco has the statuettes on display, as well as a num ber in Seattle. The local-window is particularly at tractive. The statuettes and stautes are artistically displayed, but in front of them on the window are imitation Iron bars, and prominently displayed here and there are the words: 'Tor the love of Mike, let us out." MEDF0RD MAN GOES ON STATE PHARMACY BOARD (Salem Bnreau of The Journal.) Salem, Or., May 28. Leon B. Has kins of Medford has been appointed a member of the state board of pharmacy to succeed C. Q. Huntley of Oregon City. Warning to Railroad Men. HB. Bacon, 11 Bast street, Bath, Me, sends out this warning to rail roaders: "A conductor on the rail road, my work caused a chronic In flammation of the kidneys, and I was miserable and all played out. A friend advised Foley Kidney Pills, and from the day I commenced taking them I began to regain my strength. The In flammation cleared and I am far bet ter than I have been for 20 years. The weakness and dizzy spells are a thing of the past and I highly recommend Foley Kidney Pills." 8kldmore Drug Co.. two stores, mailt store 161 Third treet, branch store Morrison and West Park. Woodard, Clarke Drug Co. a It r.-v.to I n CAMPBELL REBUKED BY MUN CIPAL JUDG STORE ATTRAC CROWD : REGARDED ASJOKE Congressman Tries to Secure Credit for Suit of Govern ment Against 0. & C. Road to Recover Land: Government employes and others who have been connected with the suit of tbe government to recover the grant of land in Oregon to the Orejron & Cali fornia railroad, and which the United States la now trying to-recover through suit In the federal , courts, comment sarcastically on an attempt made by Congressman A. W. (Walter) Lafferty to claim the credit for the suit Directory Xas Sketoa, In the latest Issue of the Congression al Directory, containing a list and what a supposed to be a brief sketch of the careers of the members of the Sltxy second congress, tbe following state ment Is a part of tbe somewhat ex haustive autobiography of A. W. (Wal ter) Lafferty; " Instituted the litigation now pend ing In the federal court in Oregon to compel the Oregon & California rail road company to sell 2,300,000 acres of land granted to It by act of congress in accordance with the terms of the grant which require that the lands shall be sold by the railroad company to actual settlera only, and at prices not xceedlng $2.(0 an acre" Tacts Are Different. Officials of the land office and the department of Justice, who thought they had had something to do with Institut ing the suit now pending In the United States-circuit court nay the facts con nected with the' commencement of the suit are as follows: Attention was first called to the grant when the railroad company refused to sell any of Its lands at any prioe, first to an orchardlst In Douglas county, and later to mlllmen who wished to buy par cels to fill out their holdings. In 1907 the state legislature sent a memorial to congress asking It to authorise a suit to recover the grant for the reason that the railroad had - violated the terms of Its agreement with the United States. In May, 1907, B. D. Townsend, who was then assistant United States attorney for North Dakota, waa sent to Oregon to Investigate the matter. A number of special assistants were given him by the treasury department and they began collecting evidence for the suit It waa decided by Mr. Townsend that an act of -congress would be neces sary to authorise the commencement of the suit CThls act waa passed April 30, 1908. In the meanwhile Lafferty, who had become familiar with the grant, through his connection with the land office, resigned and In September, 1907, filed ths first of a series of from 45 to 60 suits brought on behalf of squatters en the railroad ' lands to compel the railroad to sell to each of his clients 1(0 acres ef land at 83.60 an acre. alt Began la 1908. v The government's suit to compel the railroad to relinquish the 2,300,000 acres was begun In September, 1908. In this suit which Is ths only suit to compel the railroad to return the land to the United States, Lafferty's clients were made party defendants with the railroad company arid were designated as ths "cross-complainants." In Judge Wolverton's decision -recently given on the defendant's demurrer, sustaining the government's contention, the cross- complalnants, Lafferty's clients, to gether with the lntervenors, were held' to have no standing In the case, and no title to the land on which they squatted. This decision will probably be appealed. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY (TJalied Praa Leasee Win. I Atlantic City, N. J.. May 23. With special exercises the Presbyterian gen eral assembly today celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the month In which the church committed Itself to the temperance movement Negro Murders Negro. Pasco, Wash.! May 28. An unidenti fied negro was found dead at Washtuc na early Thursday morning, having been murdered some time during the night A negro giving the name of William Ra mond was arrested In Pasco and taken to Rltzvllle, where he -confessed. As the crime was committed In Adams county, ths trial will be held at Rltz vllle. Joes pot insure oooi genuine 'Look Don't Kayser" 15 Wells Fargo Increases Its Mileage by 20,000 : Effective July 1. From New Xork came the Informs tlon. this morning that on July 1 the Paclflo Express company's business will be taken ever by the Wells Fargo Co. and the assets of the old company liquidated. Harvey Beck' with. Wells Fefo V 'Co. mana ger here, while inavlng no Official an nouncement to that effect, says that he has heard that the transfer Is to become sff active July 1. This will mean a tremendous in crease In the mileage covered by the walls Fargo A Co., possibly 20, 000 miles, as what remained of ths Pa cific Express company since ths trans fer of its Union Pacific, Oregon iihort Line and O. R. & N. business to the American Express company li April of ast year, continued doing business over the Missouri Paclflo system, em bracing ths St. Louis, Iron Mountain ft Southern and ths Texas Pacific, and the' Wabash system. The Pacific Express company was tarted by Jay Oould In 1869 when he controlled the Union Pacific, the Mis souri Pacific and the Wabash system. the Union Paclflo holding, 40 per cent of ths capital stock of 36, 000,000 the Missouri Pad f to 40 per cent, and the Wabash system 20 per cent. Since the Union .Pacific stock was transferred to the American Express company, It Is understood that the deal now being closed In New Tork means that Wells Fargo A Co. will take over ths remaining 80 per cent Mr. Beckwlth said that while the transaction would give his company an immense additional mileage It will not mean any changes here, the changes sneering mis part or tne country hav ing been made a year ago. Testimony Is Tccnnlcal. San Francisco, May 28. W. R. Scott, assistant general manager of the South ern Pacific railroad, testified before the railroad commission today at the hear ing on the San Joaquin Valley freight rate controversy. Hie testimony was technical, showing Nthe road's reasons for existing tariffs. NoFake Piano Business "Here We Are Going Out of Business Hence our entire' stock of Hih-Grade Pianos are of fered at factory cost. This is a reasonable proposi tion, without any thought on our part to deceive or catch the unwary with something for nothing, but a proposition that no other house could make' that ex pects to remain in business; so, Mr. Piano Buyer, if you'consult your best interest, you will come at once to our store and select a piano at its actual cost value that will prove a source of pleasure all your life. The prices range on new pianos from $176 up, ac cording to grade, and you can pay for same on easy monthly payments if you desire. Of course, we have second-hand and slightly used pianos and good ones at almost your own price; in fact, if you don't find something here to suit you, you will be pretty hard to please. At any rate, drop in and see us. It costs nothing to investigate. vTalking ' Machines, Records and Player Music included. Hovenden Piano Co. 106 Fifth Street, Next to Perkins Hotel See the Oreat TeWZlsctrio Vlayer. Can be fitted in any piano. Glove Merely "asking for" Long Silk your getting "Kayser's." There's a waf in the Hem for the name Kayser, for your protection ma represents quality, reuaDiuty ana a uie time experience in silk glove making. 1; A Guarantee that Guarantees 'A new pair free" if the "tips" wear out before the Accept the "Just as Good? gloves cost no , more and are worth doable, in quality, style and value. Slsrt Silk Oeres, SOe., 7Sc, $1.M Lssf " 7Sc.,$1.00,$1.2S,$L50 JnBua Kara Co Makers 1 V L. piniTiAi I rir i r ii UIJI I IV U V L A I N L ri:l mi i i i mil . ii mil v SSBSBl , Will I IWII Vblllllhll READY GENERAL STRIKE Unless, the Shlpjping dera tion Gives In to Demands, . Seafarers of Kingdom Will Probably Quit "Next Week: (Onlted Press Leased Wlrs.) London, May 23. The Shields Sea men's union today Issued warnings to all British seamen to sxptct a general strike signal. It Is believed the strike will bs declared this week. The international committee of sea farers' counsel at a meeting In Green wich the first of this month, mads the following demands upon the shipping federation, a combination of owners which represents many millions of dol lars: "That a conciliation board, be estab lished, an International minimum scale ef wages, a runinng scale for the stokehold, deck and galley, abolishment of ths medical examination by doctors of ths federations own offices, recogni tion of the seaman's right to a portion of his wages while in port during a voyage, and the right to have repre sentatives to fix hours oflabor, rates and improved forecastle conditions." The federation so far has shown no signs of surrendering. To Speak on Reciprocity. , - United Preea braaes Wire.) Boston. Mass., May 33. Elaborate ar rangements have been completed for the annual banquet to be given tomor row night by the Canadian club of Bos ton. The guests of honor and prin cipal speakers will be Honorable Frank Oliver, Canadian minister Of the Inte rior, and Henry L. Stlmson. ths new secretsry of war. It Is believed that they will have something to say re garding the proposed reciprocity agree ment between the United States snd Canada. Oovernor , Foss and Mayor Fltxgerald will also attend the banquet. Other Invited guests Include the presi dents of the Canadian clubs of Tor onto, Ottawa, Halifax, St John, Mon treal, Quebec, New Tork and Philadel phia. Gloves V to Ml the lt'there glove. Kind T- i r ' j HELD rnn iuii V 1'